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Webb ready for a Christmas launch
September 13 2021

Webb ready for a Christmas launch

After more than two decades of twists and turns, challenges and successes, the James Webb…

2021
Lookback at Our 2021 Summer Internships
September 9 2021

Lookback at Our 2021 Summer Internships

Autumn is approaching, and it is the end of the summer internships at the Institute.…

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A new Canadian telescope to study exoplanets
September 7 2021

A new Canadian telescope to study exoplanets

In May 2021, the Canadian Space Agency announced a $1.1 million contractfor the development of…

2021
My Thesis in 400 Words: Timothy Hallatt
September 7 2021

My Thesis in 400 Words: Timothy Hallatt

Timothy Hallatt, an iREx student at McGill University, submitted his MSc thesis in the Summer…

Thesis in 400 words
A Rare Brown Dwarf in orbit around an M dwarf
August 4 2021

A Rare Brown Dwarf in orbit around an M dwarf

An international team led by researchers from the Institute for Research on Exoplanets has discovered…

2021
Hot and dry: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b
July 28 2021

Hot and dry: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b

Measuring the composition of the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b more precisely…

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Caroline Piaulet recipient of a Vanier Scholarship
July 15 2021

Caroline Piaulet recipient of a Vanier Scholarship

Caroline Piaulet, a PhD student at the Université de Montréal and a member of the…

Awards and Prizes
iREx astronomers some of the first to use JWST in Year 1
June 7 2021

iREx astronomers some of the first to use JWST in Year 1

Thousands of astronomers submitted telescope time proposals in November 2020 in the hopes of obtaining…

2021
Flash Interviews 2020-2021: Learn more about our students!
June 5 2021

Flash Interviews 2020-2021: Learn more about our students!

The dynamism of iREx is largely due to its graduate students. In order to introduce you…

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My Thesis in 400 words: Taylor Bell
June 3 2021

My Thesis in 400 words: Taylor Bell

Taylor Bell, an iREx student at McGill University, submitted his PhD thesis in the Spring…

Thesis in 400 words
My Thesis in 400 Words: Louis-Philippe Coulombe
June 3 2021

My Thesis in 400 Words: Louis-Philippe Coulombe

Louis-Philippe Coulombe, an iREx student at Université de Montréal, submitted his master’s thesis in the…

Thesis in 400 words
Nathalie Ouellette wins a 2021 Prix du recteur
June 2 2021

Nathalie Ouellette wins a 2021 Prix du recteur

Nathalie Ouellette, astrophysicist and Coordinator of iREx, is the winner of 2021 Prix du Recteur…

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